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Indian espionage investigations involving Pakistan

Overview

Indian authorities have conducted a series of arrests targeting individuals allegedly involved in espionage for Pakistani intelligence.

In Assam, the Special Task Force arrested two individuals, including a retired Indian Army jawan, for allegedly transmitting strategic data and security force movements to Pakistani operatives. Investigators seized mobile devices and documents to determine the scope of the network.

Following this, the Andhra Pradesh Counter Intelligence Cell, as part of ‘Operation Firewall–2026’, arrested a naval employee and a civilian contract driver. This investigation involves a larger module of 18 suspects, including 13 reported naval personnel, accused of using encrypted channels to share classified information regarding defense establishments and strategic locations such as Visakhapatnam.

Entities

Ritesh Kumar Singh · Indian Army · Abhishek Kumar Singh · Pakistan Intelligence Operatives · Himanta Biswa Sarma

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 6 sources
    Andhra Pradesh police arrest two in alleged Pakistan espionage case

    Andhra Pradesh police arrested a naval employee and a civilian driver for allegedly sharing sensitive defense information with Pakistan-based intelligence operatives.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Assam Police arrest two for allegedly leaking defence secrets to Pakistan

    Assam Police have arrested a retired Indian Army jawan and a Bihar native for allegedly leaking sensitive defence information to Pakistani intelligence operatives in Guwahati.

Sources

bhaskarlive.in · madhyamamonline.com · nationalheraldindia.com · newindianexpress.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · newsbytesapp.com · sentinelassam.com · thefederal.com